Ahri's Kitchen — Restaurant in Jersey City

The food was good, fresh, and tasted delicious. After living in Korea for 6+ years and my partner being born and raised there, the standard was pretty high, but we really enjoyed it. They definitely delivered in that aspect. However, the service was definitely lacking. Whereas they were kind and respectful when speaking to us, it was while we were eating or waiting for food that was slightly annoying. We never received individual plates for our starters and no server came to our table after we sat down, so we had to go up to order. The two teenagers working there were loud, disruptive and wouldn’t let a single song play for more than 30 seconds without changing it. I caught myself humming or singing quietly to a song just for it to be cut off abruptly at least six or seven times. They definitely killed any good vibes that were being created by the awesome decor and great location. Maybe hire two workers who aren’t going to flirt and be loud so they don’t disrupt the people trying to eat and enjoy their lunch. At the end of the day, they’re not there for fun, they’re there for work. Thankfully the food more than made up for it. Will definitely be back, but we expect either new servers or better service from the...

A "hole-in-the-wall" place! Unlike many Korean restaurants, where they tend to overuse the spices to a point they overpower the natural taste of key ingredients, the food here appears to reach a good balance among all ingredients, including the spices. This was the case for the ones we tried. The seaweed roll (beef) tasted just like how my mom used to make them -- my mom was an excellent cook. The kimchi fried rice with pork was really a surprise to me -- how mildly kimchi was infused for soft but really tasty treat, not overpowering the whole thing. The homemade dumpling was good in analogously balanced manner. The sauces that came made it even better - the peanut infused (?), low salty soy sauce for the dumpling and the seaweed roll, and the mildly spicy mayo that went well with all three items. Compliments to the chef who appears to have keenly developed sense of taste and...

We saw that Ahri's kitchen had great reviews and decided to give it a try. We ordered the veggie waffles, Japche (glass noodle dish), Tofu Binbimpop and the vegetable roll Gimbop! Both the appetizers were awesome and we loved them. The main course dishes were good too. Although the serving size looked small, it was more than sufficient for the two of us and the dishes are all good value for money. The one and only put off was the service, we were first asked to sit anywhere because the place was almost empty when we went and then the server came up to us and asked us to move to another 2 seat table that was not clean. The whole time we were there, no one else came in so this was kind of unnecessary. I'm not reducing stars since we loved the food, but hope the restaurant will improve their service...